Hindi cinema is shocked by the sudden death of its popular actor Mukul Dev. Mukul Dev is known for his work in recent films like ‘Son of Sardar’, ‘R… Rajkumar’, ‘Jai Ho’. He was 54 years old.
Mukul’s elder brother Rahul Dev shared a picture on Instagram giving information about his funeral. With this, Rahul Dev wrote, “We are very sad to inform you that our brother Mukul Dev passed away last night in New Delhi. He is survived by his daughter Siya Dev. His siblings Rashmi Kaushal, Rahul Dev and his nephew Siddhant Dev will miss him very much. His funeral will be held at 5 pm today.”
Earlier, his close friend and actress Deepshikha Nagpal confirmed this news on social media. Sharing a throwback picture, she wrote in the Instagram story, “RIP”. Mukul Dev was last seen in the Hindi film ‘Ant The End’ with Divya Dutta. He is the younger brother of actor Rahul Dev.
Mukul Dev was born in New Delhi to a Punjabi family whose roots were connected to a village near Jalandhar. His father Hari Dev was an Assistant Commissioner of Police and it was he who introduced Mukul to Afghan culture. His father could speak Pashto and Persian.
Mukul’s first introduction to the world of entertainment happened in class 8 when he imitated Michael Jackson in a Doordarshan dance show and he received his first remuneration for this. Mukul received training in flying airplanes from Indira Gandhi National Flight Academy.
Mukul Dev, who started his acting career with the serial ‘Mumkin’ (1996), hosted the first season of ‘Fear Factor India’. He made his film debut with ‘Dastak’, in which he played the role of ACP Rohit Malhotra. This was also the first film of former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen.
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